Tailor&#39;s measuring device.



No. 794.506. PATENTED JULY 11, 1905.

G. B. KAISER. TAILORS MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15.1905.

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GEORGE B. KAISER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TAILORS MEASURING D EVICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart Of Letters Pa n N 794,506, datedJuly 11, 1905.

Application filed May 15, 1905. Serial No. 260,365.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. KAIsER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tailors Measuring Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is a device which provides a tailor with an accurate means of measuring the curvature of the spinal column, the position of the neck, the height of each shoulder, and the contour of each hip to enable him to secure an accurate fit of a garment. This object is attained by the means described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a measuring device embodying my invention, a part of the vertical main rod being broken away and the severed parts being brought together to economize space. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the parts being broken away as in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the neck portion. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view upon line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6is a similar view on line 6 6 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 is a sectional view upon line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the parts, the main vertical rod A has a longitudinal rib a running its entire length. At the lower end of the rod A is an adjustable slide a, which carries an inwardly-projecting arm (0 which is to be adjusted to fit between the limbs of the person being measured, so as to cause the vertical rod to be positioned over the spine. Above the slide a is positioned a slide B, which consists of a member I), a plate 72 and a channel-iron I). The member 6 has a recess 6 to fit over the front face of the rod A and has perforations 6 6* to receive screws which pass into plate 5 which fits against the rear face of the rod A. Channel-iron b is pivoted upon a pivot I), which projects from plate 6 so that the channel-iron may take either a vertical or a horizontal position. Channel-iron 6 forms a way in which the hip-measuring arms C C slide. These arms C C at their inner ends are tapered down, so that they may pass each other within the channel-iron. Each of the arms C C has longitudinal slots 0 0 to pass the shank of screws 0 0 which are secured in the ends of the channel-iron to enable the arms C C to be distended or retracted independently to any position desired. Arms C C have pivoted to their outer ends arms 0 c, which are adapted to fit against the sides of the hips of the person being measured.

Above the sliding member B upon the rod A is a secondary slide D, which consists of a member d, recessed to fit over the rib (b and front face of the rod A and perforated to pass screws d CF to engage the secondary member 61 of the slide. Upon screws CZ (Z are pivoted arms d 6Z5, which are adapted to abut against the shoulder-blades. To the upper end of rod A a short rod Eis pivoted, which has a rib 6, similar to rib a, and is pivoted to rod A at the point 0. Rod E has secured to its lower end a worm e", which passes down through an internally-screw-threaded nut F, which is seated in a recess a at the upper end of rod A. By turning nut F the rod E may be made to assume different angles to the rod A, the amount of the angle being measured by finger to, secured to the upper end of the rod A, and a circular scale marked upon the rod E. Rod E is perforated at e to receive a pin 6 upon which a graduated disk ,G is secured against the rod E. Upon the end of pin 0 arms H H are independently pivoted. Arms H H carry at their outer ends inwardly-projecting arms h h, which may be brought to bear upon the shoulders of the person being measured. The graduations upon the disk G indicate the respective angles of the shoulders when the arms H H are adjusted to contact the same. At the upper end of rod E a metal bracket K is pivoted at 70. Bracket K straddles the upper end of the rod E and projects above the same to form a Way 71;, in which the graduated sliding arm k is located. The arm 70 carries at its inner end a collar 76 which is to be brought against the neck of the person being measured at the point where it is desired to have the coatcollar come. The bracket K has perforations is to receive a set-screw 70 for clamping the sliding rod 71: in position.

In use it is seen that by adjusting arm a between the limbs and the collar 70 at the neck of the person being measured the vertical rod A is located over the spine. The independent adjustment of the arms C C gives the relative sizes of the hips. Then the arms cl d being made to bear against the shoulderblades by the" manipulation of the screw F, the arm E may be made to take an angle relative to the arm A such that the position of the person is indicatedthat is, whether or not he is stooped, normal, or over-erect. Then the arms H H may be independently operated to get the relative slopes of the shoulders. The arm 70 gives the position of the neck.

What I claim is- 1. In a tailors measuring device the combination of a main rod, means for adjusting it over the spine, a secondary rod pivoted at the upper end of the main rod, means for Varying and for measuring the relative angles of the two rods to each other, and a neckmeasuring device carried at the upper end of the secondary rod.

2. In a tailors measuring device the combination of a main rod, means for adjusting it over the spine, a secondary rod pivoted at the upper end of the main rod, means for varying and for measuring the relative angles of the two rods to each other, a graduated disk secured to the secondary rod and independent shoulder-measuring arms pivoted to the rod at the disk.

3. In a tailors measuring device the combination of a main rod, an inwardly-projecting rod at its lowermost end for centering the main rod over the spine, ,a sliding member upon the main rod and having Ways formed therein for hip-measuring arms, independent hip-measuring arms sliding in the ways in said sliding member, asecondary sliding member carrying arms to bear against the shoulder-blades, a secondary rod pivoted at the upper end of the main rod, a graduated disk carried by the secondary rod, shoulder-measuring arms pivoted to the secondary rod and disk, means for varying the relative angles of the main or secondary rods and a neckmeasuring rod carried by the secondary rod.

4. In a tailors measuring device the combination of a main rod, means for adjusting the same over the spine of the person being measured, a secondary rod pivoted at the upper end of the main rod, a bracket pivoted to the upper end of the secondary rod and having a way formed therein, an inwardly-projecting graduated rod carried by the bracket, a collar-piece carried by the graduated arm, and means for changing the relative angles of the secondary and the main rod and of the secondary rod and its bracket.

GEORGE B. KAISER.

Witnesses:

WALTER F. MURRAY, AGNES MoOoRMAoK. 

